Our Program Schedule
View our current program schedule below, featuring a variety of topics taught by talented instructors.
Looking for more fiber arts related events? Check out our calendar for our full events listing including Special Interest Group (SIG) gatherings, local events, and other fiber related fun!
Teach with PGHW!
The Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers is always looking to add talented fiber arts instructors to our teaching roster. Whether you’re a full-time fiber artist or a weekend weaver who thrives in the classroom, we invite you to propose a workshop. Potential instructors need not be members to apply.
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Experience the joy of making cloth! During this course, you’ll learn the basics of weaving on a 4-shaft floor loom, including how to wind a… Experience the joy of making cloth! During this course, you’ll learn the basics of weaving on a 4-shaft floor loom, including how to wind a… Experience the joy of making cloth! During this course, you’ll learn the basics of weaving on a 4-shaft floor loom, including how to wind a… Experience the joy of making cloth! During this course, you’ll learn the basics of weaving on a 4-shaft floor loom, including how to wind a… Designed for those new to natural dyeing or looking to deepen their practice, this four-week hands-on workshop explores the vibrant world of natural color using… We have partnered with the Handweavers of Bucks County to co-host a workshop featuring internationally renowned fiber artist Ana Lisa Hedstrom. Direct application of natural… Designed for those new to natural dyeing or looking to deepen their practice, this four-week hands-on workshop explores the vibrant world of natural color using… Learn to quilt by hand without sewing any seams. In this class, students will use turned-edge applique to create the quilt, using a “quilt as… Designed for those new to natural dyeing or looking to deepen their practice, this four-week hands-on workshop explores the vibrant world of natural color using… Designed for those new to natural dyeing or looking to deepen their practice, this four-week hands-on workshop explores the vibrant world of natural color using… Saturday, October 18, 2025 10am - 3pm Students will learn how to make a soft and cabochon brooch with a pin back to be worn… Deflected Double Weave (DDW) is a weave structure that has been around for a long time, at least as far back as the Ancient Colonial…
Beginning Weaving on a 4-shaft Floor Loom with Nancy Shiffrin
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Beginning Weaving on a 4-shaft Floor Loom with Nancy Shiffrin
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Beginning Weaving on a 4-shaft Floor Loom with Nancy Shiffrin
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Beginning Weaving on a 4-shaft Floor Loom with Nancy Shiffrin
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Local Natural Dyeing: Philly’s Hidden Colors with Laura Hricko
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Natural Dye with Alum and Iron Mordant Paste: Stamping, Brushing, and Shibori
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Local Natural Dyeing: Philly’s Hidden Colors with Laura Hricko
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Quilting Entirely by Hand with Sheryl Kessler
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Local Natural Dyeing: Philly’s Hidden Colors with Laura Hricko
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Local Natural Dyeing: Philly’s Hidden Colors with Laura Hricko
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Making Textile Brooches by Hand with Sheryl Kessler
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
Deflected Double Weave with Janney Simpson
Guild House
3705 Main Street, Manayunk, PA, United States
